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• Raccoons solve the ‘Crow and Pitcher’ puzzle

  02-10-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, researchers discovered raccoons could harnesswater displacement to access a floating treat, dropping stones in a tube to retrieve a marshmallow.
  
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• Human impact on planet has changed Earth's history

  02-10-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings of a new study suggest that we are entering a new geological time period called the Anthropocene, which is a more unstable and rapidly evolving phase of Earth's history.
  
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• Amber Rudd accuses tech giants of 'sneering' at politicians

  02-10-2017 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The home secretary says Silicon Valley should stop "sneering" at her attempts to fight terrorism online.
  
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• Bleached parts of the Great Barrier Reef returning to life

  02-10-2017 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers with the Australian Institute of Marine Science found sacs of white eggs in bleached coral reefs, raising hopeafter recent bleaching events which affected the Great Barrier Reef.
  
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• Researchers claim we are NOT living in a simulation

  02-10-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Theoretical physicists from University of Oxford and the Hebrew University have discovered that it is impossible, by principle, to simulate a quantum phenomenon that occurs in metals.
  
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• Facebook beefing up team to thwart election manipulation

  02-10-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebook on Monday said it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive ads crafted to knock elections off course.The announcement came as the...
  
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• Apple iPhone X is two and half YEARS ahead of competition

  02-10-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest forecast from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI says Apple still cannot make enough of the handsets due to technical problems with the front facing TrueDepth camera it uses to scan people's faces.
  
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• ‘A few people in @IDAIRELAND in the 1980s had the right instincts, and those instincts continue to hold true today’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tech…

  02-10-2017 21:30 via twitter.com
  ‘A few people in @IDAIRELAND in the 1980s had the right instincts, and those instincts continue to hold true today’ siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/tech…
  
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• Great news for these early-career researchers! #LoveIrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/iri…

  02-10-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Great news for these early-career researchers! #LoveIrishResearch siliconrepublic.com/innovation/iri…
  
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• Life on Earth began after meteorites hit Earth

  02-10-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery of how life emerged on Earth was made by calculations by scientists at McMaster University in Canada and the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
  
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• House-sized asteroid will come 'damn close' to Earth

  02-10-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The space rock, dubbed asteroid 2012 TC4, is about 30-100 feet (10-30 meters) in size, and will fly by at just one-eighth of the distance between Earth and the moon on October 12.
  
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• #PayPal profits in #Ireland have almost doubled since last year, from €5.8m to €10.2m siliconrepublic.com/companies/payp…

  02-10-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  #PayPal profits in #Ireland have almost doubled since last year, from €5.8m to €10.2m siliconrepublic.com/companies/payp…
  
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• First look inside Amazon's incredible new office

  02-10-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon's new offices in Cambridge come with an indoor rainforest, a balcony for golf and a 3D display made up of hundreds of the firm's Alexa voice assistants.
  
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• .@BTinIreland has won a highly competitive tender to secure a multi-year contract with @SkyIreland siliconrepublic.com/comms/bt-sky-i…

  02-10-2017 20:25 via twitter.com
  .@BTinIreland has won a highly competitive tender to secure a multi-year contract with @SkyIreland siliconrepublic.com/comms/bt-sky-i…
  
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• Thinking of a career in #ecommerce? siliconrepublic.com/people/eshopwo…

  02-10-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  Thinking of a career in #ecommerce? siliconrepublic.com/people/eshopwo…
  
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• Can #gamification solve the #STEM talent gap? @stemceo investigates ow.ly/HCWQ30fzQ1z

  02-10-2017 19:55 via twitter.com
  Can #gamification solve the #STEM talent gap? @stemceo investigates ow.ly/HCWQ30fzQ1z
  
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• How crying could soon charge your phone

  02-10-2017 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Limerick in Ireland discovered that a protein found in egg whites of birds as well as in the tears, saliva and the milk of mammals, can generate electricity when pressed.
  
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• Uber north Europe chief quits for 'new and exciting' role

  02-10-2017 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jo Bertram (pictured) announced on Monday that she will be leaving the taxi app after four years, as the company is locked in a licensing battle with Transport for London.
  
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• This brings Eir’s total fibre-to-the-home footprint to 148,000. #broadband siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-broa…

  02-10-2017 19:40 via twitter.com
  This brings Eir’s total fibre-to-the-home footprint to 148,000. #broadband siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-broa…
  
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• Solar storm sparks aurora that covers Mars

  02-10-2017 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The solar event on Sept. 11, 2017 sparked a global aurora at Mars more than 25 times brighter than any previously seen, and radiation levels on the surface more than double any previously measured.
  
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• The four key steps to keeping on top of your emails

  02-10-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review from London's Kingston University suggests that logging on every 45 minutes to stay on top of new emails and work priorities is the best way to manage your time.
  
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• Ambitious growth plans ahead for Irish tech company Codec. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/dublin-te…

  02-10-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Ambitious growth plans ahead for Irish tech company Codec. #jobfairy siliconrepublic.com/jobs/dublin-te…
  
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• #Biotech women you really should be following: @galeongt @IdeCremoux @RafaeleTordjman @KarenAiach @kiranshaw siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wom…

  02-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  #Biotech women you really should be following:@galeongt @IdeCremoux @RafaeleTordjman @KarenAiach @kiranshaw siliconrepublic.com/innovation/wom…
  
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• Michael Gove suggests plastic bottle deposit scheme

  02-10-2017 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Gove wants views on whether a "reward and return" system would improve recycling in England.
  
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• #Galway-based @BlueTreeSystems acquired by #IoT giant @ORBCOMM_Inc ow.ly/jaJZ30fzPSx

  02-10-2017 18:50 via twitter.com
  #Galway-based @BlueTreeSystems acquired by #IoT giant @ORBCOMM_Inc ow.ly/jaJZ30fzPSx
  
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• Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claims

  02-10-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar's new book revealed details of how the U.S. government experiments.
  
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• Nobel Prize for boffins who figured out why you feel like crap after long-haul flights

  02-10-2017 18:31 via go.theregister.com
  It's the same for fruit flies Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbach and Michael Young have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm".…
  
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• Bilingual children find it easier to learn languages

  02-10-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The discovery was made by a team from Georgetown University Medical Centre who compared the learning rate of 13 bilingual college students with 16 monolingual students.
  
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• #Google's controversial ‘first click free’ policy is being replaced with something entirely different. ow.ly/ozLh30fzx53

  02-10-2017 17:50 via twitter.com
  #Google's controversial ‘first click free’ policy is being replaced with something entirely different. ow.ly/ozLh30fzx53
  
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• Roku cuts price on top streaming player

  02-10-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Customers in the US can pre-order the latest range of Roku streaming devices from today, with fans of the firm globally expected to be able to purchase them later on this year.
  
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• #MostRead Today: TickX is just the ticket for the future of entertainment ow.ly/Nae330fzUXe

  02-10-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: TickX is just the ticket for the future of entertainment ow.ly/Nae330fzUXe
  
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• #MostRead Today: BT Ireland wins wholesale broadband contract with Sky Ireland ow.ly/sgPL30fzUSx

  02-10-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: BT Ireland wins wholesale broadband contract with Sky Ireland ow.ly/sgPL30fzUSx
  
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• #MostRead Today: 15 women all biotech fans need to follow right now ow.ly/Pdae30fzURe

  02-10-2017 17:42 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: 15 women all biotech fans need to follow right now ow.ly/Pdae30fzURe
  
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• #MostRead Today: Eir delivers more than 100,000 fibre connections to rural Ireland ow.ly/iY9Q30fzUKa

  02-10-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Eir delivers more than 100,000 fibre connections to rural Ireland ow.ly/iY9Q30fzUKa
  
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• #MostRead Today: Codec plans to hire 100 people and buy two tech firms ow.ly/6YOO30fzUPG

  02-10-2017 17:41 via twitter.com
  #MostRead Today: Codec plans to hire 100 people and buy two tech firms ow.ly/6YOO30fzUPG
  
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• 1,400-year-old stone carving captures Maya ballplayers

  02-10-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two panels which date to AD 600 - 800 and depict playerswearing their protective belts were found among the long-lost ruins of Tipan Chen Uitz in Belize.
  
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• Violent methane burps on Mars helped warm up the planet

  02-10-2017 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago University says the greenhouse gas poured out from below the surface, allowing lakes to last for up to one million years at a time.
  
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• 250 #jobs are coming to Dublin thanks to @veritastechllc #jobfairy #techjobs ow.ly/sXPy30fzwXe

  02-10-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  250 #jobs are coming to Dublin thanks to @veritastechllc #jobfairy #techjobs ow.ly/sXPy30fzwXe
  
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• Mastercard dives into the dark web to predict hacked card fraud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mas…

  02-10-2017 17:05 via twitter.com
  Mastercard dives into the dark web to predict hacked card fraud siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mas…
  
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• The 2017 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded for the discovery of how the biological clock works ow.ly/619n30fzwIE

  02-10-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  The 2017 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded for the discovery of how the biological clock works ow.ly/619n30fzwIE
  
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• Chances of finding alien life just took a hit with space chemical discovery siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…

  02-10-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Chances of finding alien life just took a hit with space chemical discovery siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ali…
  
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• iPhone 8 Plus surivives being cooked in a waffle iron

  02-10-2017 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A YouTube star from Rocklin, California, has posted footage of a waffle iron on the recently released iPhone 8 plus, which incredibly survives the ordeal with only minor damage visible.
  
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• Nissan's sweat-sensing car seat signals dehydration

  02-10-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The prototype design could save road accidents caused by dehydration, the firm suggests.
  
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• Facebook tests facial recognition technology for accounts

  02-10-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The feature is designed to be an alternative to the text or email verification system used to reset passwords and is currently being trialled on a 'small number' of users worldwide.
  
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• Apple sells dongle that allows charging and headphone use

  02-10-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple has partly brought back the iPhone's headphone jack with a new attachment, made by electronics firm Belkin, added to its US and UK online stores.
  
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• Forza Motorsport 7 and the cold, hard nature of gaming beauty

  02-10-2017 16:15
  
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• Steve Bannon And Henry Kissinger Create Project To Warn About China

  02-10-2017 15:40 via technocracy.news
  Henry Kissinger is one of the most notorious founding members of the Trilateral Commission, and his role in the Trump era has been vastly underestimated. Teaming up with Steve Bannon on any kind of ‘project’ is a disturbing development. ⁃ TN EditorAccording to an interview in Bloomberg Businessweek, Steve Bannon and Henry Kissinger have had several meetings and are preparing a project to sound the alarm about what Bannon views as the primary economic threat to America
  
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• Global Gateways And Local Governments: How Cities And Migration Interlink

  02-10-2017 15:32 via technocracy.news
  The UN and the globalization process has shifted focus to global cities as the ultimate answer to Sustainable Development. Why? Because they predict 60% of people will live in a city by 2040, representing as much as 75% of global economic activity. Follow the money. ⁃ TN EditorCities are centres of demographic, social, economic and political change, and magnets for migrants from near and far. The interplay between migration and urbanization poses both challenges and opportunities for
  
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• Uber’s UK boss has quit

  02-10-2017 15:31
  
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• Jo Bertram: Uber's boss in London to leave firm

  02-10-2017 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Jo Bertram is leaving the company as it battles to have its licence in the capital renewed.
  
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